Lord John Ten Author:Dennis Etchison (Editor) A multi-genre anthology of original writings to celebrate the Tenth anniversary of Lord John Press, a small publishing company based in Northridge, California. A collection with stories, poems and essays from Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Ramsey Campbell, Raymond Carver, James Crumley, Dennis Etchison (who was also the editor), Stan Freberg, John ... more »Updike, Joyce Carol Oates, Jim Harrison, Whitley Strieber, and Diane Wakoski, among others, 26 in all. The edition was limited to 250 copies, is beautifully bound and is signed by every contributor. There is even a page signed by President Gerald Ford congratulating Lord John Press for their ten years in existence!
Contents:
The Scar / Dennis Etchison. --
Bright Summer Stars / James Purdy. --
Flower of the Ashes / Patrick W. Magee. --
Spenser's a Fan, Too / Robert B. Parker. --
Confessions of a Horror-film Junkie / Robert Bloch. --
Scenic Route / Bruce Francis. --
The Mexican Tree Duck / James Crumley. --
The White Moths / Whitley Strieber. --
Auntie / Roberta Lannes. --
White Trash / Joyce Carol Oates. --
Loving the Sox -- Sonnet to Human Grandeur / John Updike. --
The Sky Gypsy / William F. Nolan. --
[4 photographs] / Lorri Ziegler. --
Blues and the Abstract Truth / Barry N. Malzberg and Jack Dann. --
The Maharishi Mahesh Franchise; The Shellfish-toxin Joy Buzzer, and Other Exotic CIA Novelties / Stan Freberg. --
Shiftless; This Morning; Jean's TV; Simple; Balsa Wood / Raymond Carver. --
Tail Wind; One More Day for C.T. / Bronwyn G. Pughe. --
Victoria Market; On the Indian Trail / Derek Walcott. --
[Portrait of] Gerald R. Ford. --
Sapphires & Emeralds in the Mail / Diane Wakoski. --
Revīvere, Rex! / Ray Bradbury. --
Cabin Poem / Jim Harrison. --
Photograph of a Lighthouse Through Fog; Simple Sonatina; Refusing Silence / Tess Gallagher.
Canto Two; Skald; Dust Shall Be the Serpent's Food / William Everson. --